The Information Society in the Euro-Mediterranean context

At the European Council in Corfu, June 1994, the European Union confirmed the
strategic character of a harmonious transition towards the information society.

EC Information Society Project Office (ISPO) Webserver

Recommendations to the European Council: Europe and the global information society

The G7 summit in Brussels, February 1995, underlined the necessity for all
countries, including the developing countries and economies in transition, to
participate in this general movement.

The G-7 Information Society Conference

The first forum on this theme was held in Brussels, last June, between the European Union and the Central and Eastern
European Countries.

"Forum with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe on the Information Society"

More specifically concerning the countries of the
Mediterranean bassin, the communication networks had been a major topic at the
seminar on "The Europe of Research and the Mediterranean", organized under the
French Presidency in March 1995 in Sophia-Antipolis.

Finally, the Italian Presidency of the European Union
will organize a forum at ministerial level on "Information Society 30-31 May 1996 on the topics communication, education and training, research. In view of the conference, three preliminary workshops will be held.